Hola,
I'm happy that it's October for several reasons, especially as the cemetery I walk by every day now has extended hours now! (Well, it
is the perfect month.)
Here's some shots of one side of the grounds and I'm hoping (dying is too strong a word) to make it to the back area this week.
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| Having walked past these gates 2x per day, 5x a week for the last two months, when I saw them finally open, I was like, "I'm so going inside." |
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| Starting up the first path, I could already sense every inch was taken... |
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| Many of the grave sites were decorated and well maintained... |
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| ...And then, I discovered some grave sites as simple as this one... |
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| Having explored other Spanish cemeteries, they are always fascinating - and full. |
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| Many, if not most, graves at this town cemetery are above ground, which is the norm, at least in this part of the country. |
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| It was sad to see the possibly forgotten laying next to the well-remembered... |
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| No headstone nor ceremony, but at least they had made it to the cemetery... |
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| It was 5:45 p.m. when I entered, and with 15 minutes before the gates were closed, it was nice to walk the peaceful grounds alone. |
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| The moon made an early appearance last week, too. |
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| The trees in Orange Plaza are full of fruit, but no one eats them as they are incredibly sour and not at all tasty! |
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| Which is why this is such a common sight in most every town or city right now! |
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| Someone has a good sense of humor! |
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| Made me hungry for a fish dinner... |
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| One of the roadside barriers was "repaired" the other day!!! |
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| Thank God there's an orange cone there, too. Nothing can go wrong. |
4 comments:
I am endlessly fascinated by cemeteries.
Love the clouds, and can only put the planting of inedible oranges down to a BIG mistake.
Bottom pic: You might make a fortune selling duck tape in Spain. Not surprised how full the cemeteries are, it is a pretty ancient nation. Understand the fascination, though. But I think I've had my fill of death lately.
My father was buried in a Spanish cemetery in Alicante. If you don't pay a certain sum, after 5 years they remove the remains and stand the headstone against the wall. Not sure what they do with the remains. Spain is very short of land for graves apparently. You will find a lot of walls for saving ashes instead of graves.
Haha on those repairs! I love visiting cemeteries too. I usually do especially when I'm traveling, but I have found one here in Columbus that is so huge, they put a main road right through it at some point. From the 1800s...
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